Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

BLUFF CREEK (BLUM8)

Lat: 48.86833°NLon: 106.94814°WElev: 2550.0ft.

23°F

-5°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	ENE 12 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	11°F (-12°C)
Last update	14 Mar 01:44 PM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NW Opheim MT

This Afternoon
High: 23 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Tonight
Low: 1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 23 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 61 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with an east northeast wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A slight chance of snow between 11pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. Blustery, with a northeast wind 13 to 23 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -5 and -15. West wind 9 to 13 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 65.